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Independence Day

A Reading A–Z Level L Leveled Book Word Count: 574

Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials.

www.readinga-z.com

Illustrated by David Cockcroft

LEVELED BOOK • L

Independence Day

Series

The Hoppers

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Illustrated by David Cockcroft

www.readinga-z.com

Independence DayA Reading A–Z Hoppers StoryLevel L Leveled Book © Learning A–ZAdapted by Katherine Follett from an original story by Laura Rountree SmithIllustrated by David Cockcroft

All rights reserved.

www.readinga-z.com

CorrelationLEVEL L

K1820

Fountas & PinnellReading Recovery

DRA

IndependenceDay

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TheHopperssatoutsideonawarmsummerevening.GrandpaGrizzlycameuptheroadandsatdownwiththem.

“WhatareyougoingtodoforIndependenceDay?”GrandpaGrizzlyasked.

SpeedyLegssaid,“We’lllightfirecrackers!”

FluffyTailsaid,“I’mgoingtoshootoffskyrockets!”

FloppyEarssaid,“WecanlightuptheChinesefountains!”

“Whiz,bang,it’sIndependenceDay!”shoutedSnubbyNose.

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“Oh,thinkoftheburnedpawsandwhiskers,”saidGrandpaGrizzly.

“That’snotaverysafewaytospendIndependenceDay.Idon’tthinkanylittleHopperswillbelightingfireworks.”

ThenSnubbyNosesatdownonthegroundandbegantosniffandsob.

“NofirecrackersandnofireworksmeansnorealIndependenceDay.”

“Hush,SnubbyNose,itisnotpolitetocrysoloudly,”saidMotherHopper.

“GrandpaGrizzlywillknowwhattodo,”saidPapaHopper.

SnubbyNosedriedhiseyesandlistened.

“Howaboutapicnicinthewoods?”saidGrandpaGrizzly.

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“Apicnicwithpicnicbaskets?”askedSpeedyLegs.

“Andsandwichesandlemonade?”askedFloppyEars.

“That’sjustwhatIwantedtodoonmyvacation,”saidFluffyTail.

“HoorayforIndependenceDay!”shoutedSnubbyNose.

“Whatagoodidea.I’llbeginpreparingthefood,”saidMotherHopper.

“AndI’llgointotownandbuysomepicnicbaskets,”saidPapaHopper.

Thatnight,theHoppersallwenttobedwithoutbeggingtostayuplater.Thenextmorning,theypackedtheirbasketswithsandwichesandlemonade.MotherHopperhadmadecookiesandpiesandtarts.PapaHopperhadabigpicnicblanketandsixbaskets.ButGrandpaGrizzlywasnowheretobefound.

“I’msurehewillturnupsoon,”saidPapaHopper.

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SotheHoppersstarteddowntheroadtowardthewoods.Soontheycametoaplacewherefourroadsmet.

“Whichwaydowego?”askedSnubbyNose.

“Hey,thereisasignhere,”saidSpeedyLegs.

MotherHopperreadthesignoutloud.“Youmaytraveleastorwest,butthesouthroadisthebest.”

SotheHopperstookthesouthroad.Theroadwentonandon,anditseemedliketheywalkedforhours.

“Iamgettingtired,”saidFloppyEars.

“Thisbasketisheavy,”saidSpeedyLegs.

“Iamhungry,”saidFluffyTail.

“Wait!Iseeanothersign,”saidSnubbyNose.Therewasalittlesignatthebottomofaverytallhill.

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“Comeonupthisbigtallhill.We’llhaveapicnicandeatourfill,”readPapaHopper.TheHoppersracedupthehill,andatthetopwasGrandpaGrizzly.Hehadbuiltasizzlingfireandwasroastingmarshmallowsonastick.TheHoppersspreadouttheirpicnicblanket,unloadedtheirbaskets,andbegantoeat.

TheHoppershadbeenwalkingforsolongthatsoon,itbegantogrowdark.Justaftertheirpicnicsupperwasfinished,afizz-popsoundcamefromthesky.TheHoppersalllookedup.Intheskywasasparklingfountain.

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“Look,theyarecomingfrombelowthehill,”saidSpeedyLegs.

“Thefirefightersaresettingofffireworksforthetown!”saidFloppyEars.

“Wehaveaperfectview,”saidFluffyTail.

“Hooray,hooray!FireworksforIndependenceDay!”SnubbyNoseshouted.

Thenfireworksbegantoexplodeinthesky.Theywereredandyellowandgoldandgreen.AlltheHopperssatonthehillandwatchedthefireworkslateintothenight.